MBSE & BIM

The MBSE & BIM work stream is about understanding the similarities, differences and relationship (if any) between Model-Based Systems Engineering and Building Information Modelling

Objectives

• Define important concepts in the two approaches
• Define the relationship between concepts in MBSE and concepts in BIM (and by implication the relationship between MBSE & BIM)
• Provide guidance for projects wishing to utilise both approaches in parallel by identifying their areas of synergy and tension

Team

The MBSE & BIM team currently comprises the following members:

Member	Organisation	Role
James Towers	Scarecrow Consultants	Lead
Marcin Fabijaniak	Techrete Ireland	Member
Paul Sibson	Atkins	Member
Joseph Murphy	HS2	Member
Paul Eastwood	Costain	Member
Jon Cashmore	Ocado Technology	Reviewer

Research

Details of the groups current research in this area will be posted here

Status Reports

Year	Title	Author	Scope	Link	Notes
2017	BIM & MBSE: Friends or Foe	Brownsword et al.	MBSE & BIM		Rejected paper from ASEC2017

Date	Link
26-09-17	Link

External Publications

Year	Title	Author	Scope	Link	Notes
2016	The future of systems integration within civil infrastructure: A review and directions for research	Whyte	Systems Integration	Link
2017	Doing it Differently: Systems for rethinking infrastructure (2nd Ed)	Blockley & Godfrey	Systems Thinking in the context of infrastructure projects	Link	Includes an Appendix on the need for ST when implementing BIM
2018	Measuring the Performance Characteristics of MBSE Techniques with BIM for the Construction Industry	Redmond	MBSE & BIM	Link
2019	Digital twins for the built environment: An introduction to the opportunities, benefits, challenges and risks	IET / Atkins	BIM	LInk

Other Resources

• Wikipedia entry on BIM
• What is BIM? on the NBS website
• BIM on the www.designingbuildings.co.uk wiki
• UK BIM Framework provided by the BSI, Center for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), & the UK BIM Alliance (UKBIMA)